Licensee Alternatives

Licensee is described as 'Ruby gem that automates the process of reading LICENSE files and compares their contents to known licenses using several strategies' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Licensee for Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and BSD. The best Licensee alternative is spdx-tool, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Licensee are ScanCode, Ninka, FOSSology and Slic.

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Licensee is a Ruby gem that automates the process of reading LICENSE files and compares their contents to known licenses...

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Licensee alternatives page was last updated Dec 26, 2024
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    spdx-tool scans the source files to identify licenses used and it allows to update them in order to use the SPDX license format.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • BSD

    spdx-tool Features

    1.  License Management

    spdx-tool VS Licensee

     
    • spdx-tool is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Licensee.

    • spdx-tool is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Licensee.

    • spdx-tool is Free and Open SourceLicensee is also Free and Open Source
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    ScanCode is a suite of utilities used to scan a codebase for license, copyright and other interesting information that can be discovered in files.

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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    ScanCode VS Licensee

     
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    Ninka is a lightweight license identification tool for source code. It is sentence-based, and provides a simple way to identify open source licenses in a source code file. It is capable of identifying several dozen different licenses (and their variations).

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Ninka VS Licensee

     
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    FOSSology is an open source license compliance software system and toolkit. As a toolkit you can run license, copyright and export control scans from the command line. As a system, a database and web ui are provided to give you a compliance workflow.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    FOSSology VS Licensee

     
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    Slic scans a codebase and identifies the license of each file. It can be extended to identify new licenses or change its detection of existing ones.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Slic VS Licensee

     
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    FOSSA offers automated license scanning, dependency analysis and reports at each commit. Get a process up an running in 60 seconds, without slowing down development.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    FOSSA Features

    1.  Continuous Integration
    2.  Vulnerability management
    3.  Software Bill-of-Materials
    4.  OSS License Compliance

    FOSSA VS Licensee

     
    • FOSSA is the most popular Web-based alternative to Licensee.

    • FOSSA is Freemium and ProprietaryLicensee is Free and Open Source
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    Simplified license management of open source software for small organizations or departments.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Protecode Compact VS Licensee

     
    • Protecode Compact is the most popular commercial alternative to Licensee.

    • Protecode Compact is Paid and ProprietaryLicensee is Free and Open Source
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    OSS Deep Discovery scans source code as well as binaries to identify open source software and licenses, even when the open source code has been copied or modified.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OSS Deep Discovery VS Licensee

     
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    Black Duck Protex integrates with existing development tools to automatically scan, discover, and identify software origins.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Protex Features

    1.  Software Auditing

    Protex VS Licensee

     
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    Palamida Standard Edition contains the scanning and analysis features, without the request and authorization workflow. It is designed for organizations who need to focus first on analysis of code content, perhaps as a result of an immediate requirement for disclosures (Third...

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Palamida Standard Edition VS Licensee

     
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